Be cautious on social media
Police are urging young people to be vigilant when using social media after receiving several reports of teenagers being approached online.Officers are investigating after receiving two calls last...
View ArticleDiscover the benefits of volunteering
Central Bedfordshire residents are being encouraged to give up a few hours of their time each week to help others.There are many different ways that people of all ages and backgrounds can take up...
View ArticlePolice called to early morning Tesco theft
Police were called to reports of a theft at Tesco in Station Road, Sandy, at around 7.25am on Wednesday morning.Members of staff chased after the suspect but were unable to stop him. Officers attended...
View ArticleHigh Sheriff opens the Afnan library
A private religious building was opened by the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Colin Osborne on Thursday.The library contains works on the Bahá’í faith and the history of Persia, plus books on major...
View ArticleCelebrate Valentine’s Day with plenty of music this weekend
Celebrate this Valentine’s Day with some musical entertainment as bands play across Chronicle Country.On Friday evening The Soul Man will perform at Tudor Oaks Lodge in Stotfold from 8pm to 3am. The...
View ArticleGeoff Cox’s DVDs: Fury, Effie Gray, The Calling, Annabelle
Brad Pitt is on towering form in heart-pounding drama FURY (15: Sony) about the crew of a tank rolling through Germany in the brutal dying days of the Second World War. In a film that will remain in...
View ArticleUpcycler visits school
On Monday children at St Swithun’s VC Lower School were extremely lucky to have a visit from local entrepreneur Max McMurdo. He came directly from his appearance on ITV’s This Morning to help teach the...
View ArticleHopes to launch houseboat scheme
A boat builder is hoping to help people in need find their feet – or at least their sea legs.Phil Medlicott, who lives at Kelpie Marine Boat Yard in Roxton, has launched a crowd funding scheme in a bid...
View ArticleTeamwork aids victims charity
A Bedfordshire based charity which provides free emotional and practical support to people affected by road death in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, has commented on the release of two...
View ArticleCleaner air likely to save up to 200 lives
Nearly 200 lives a year in Bedfordshire could be saved thanks to Euro legislation backed by MEP Richard Howitt.The Beds Euro MP saw for himself the impact it will have as he was invited to the RSPB...
View ArticleValentine’s Day doesn’t have to cost the earth
With Valentine’s Day here, many couples may have expressed their love with an extravagant gift or night out together. Despite this, there are growing fears about the expense at a time when Christmas...
View ArticleCare home plans come to fruition
A care home in Shefford is on the horizon after councillors approved plans for the building at a meeting on Wednesday.The care home will be situated at Bridge Farm on Ivel Road and would generate a...
View ArticleInterested in joining Bedfordshire Police?
Interested in becoming a police officer?Beds Police is hosting a series of information evenings aimed at those with sights set on becoming a full-time police officer or a member of the Special...
View ArticleBroadband issues raised in parliament
The King’s Reach broadband saga has been brought up in parliament by North East Beds MP, Alistair Burt.He spoke about the need for superfast broadband to be considered more when building new areas...
View ArticleCrackdown on antisocial crime
Work is underway to develop a long term plan to tackle antisocial behaviour in a town’s market square.Concerns have been raised over the number of people congregating at Biggleswade’s bus shelter.The...
View ArticleExecutive agrees spending plan
Central Beds Council’s Executive has backed investing in local services and communities totalling more than £315 million from next April, which will now go forward to be considered by the full council...
View ArticleNature red in tooth and claw - Beds based charity is on the lookout for new...
Poets in Bedfordshire are being urged to put pen to paper this month for the third-annual Rialto Nature Poetry Competition, which is helping to give a much-needed boost to some the UK’s most threatened...
View ArticleAcademy choir a big hit
Biggleswade Academy Choir members performed with Shannon Express and Park Street as part of an evening of romantic harmonies at Stratton Upper School last Saturday.Nine members of the Key Stage 3 Choir...
View ArticleGolf course greenkeeper delighted to be a finalist
A man who has worked for 24 years at a golf club near Potton was named as a finalist at the Golf Environment Awards.Steve Thompson who works at the John O’Gaunt Golf Club was nominated as Conservation...
View ArticleMatt Adcock at the cinema: Fifty Shades Of Grey review
The worldwide mass selling, morally vapid cultural phenomenon about a messed up abusive relationship makes the jump from ropey novel to money-spinning movie.The plot of Fifty Shades Of Grey follows...
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